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2. In Wireless Network Properties, the “This is a computer-to-computer (ad
hoc) network; wireless access points are not used” check box is selected
by default. You may choose to enable WEP by selecting the “Data
encryption (WEP enabled)” check box and the “Network Authentication
(Shared mode)” check box. Select the “The key is provided for me
automatically” check box if the shared key is automatically provided for
you. The driver will then use the Default Encryption key from the current
Alphanetworks NCP configuration profile irrespective of the network
name. You may choose to enter the shared key by clearing this check
box and enter the key and key length manually. Note that the key format
must be hexadecimal digits and the key length is limited to 104-bit in
Windows XP as opposed to 128-bit key supported by Alphanetworks
NDIS driver in the NCP configuration interface. If the network that you are
connecting to requires 128-bit WEP key then it is recommended that you
disable Windows XP automatic wireless network configuration and use
Alphanetworks NCP configuration instead.